Scarborough High School (Texas)
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George Cameron Scarborough High School is a secondary school located at 4141 Costa Rica in Houston, Texas, United States with a ZIP code of 77092. Part of the Houston Independent School District, Scarborough serves grades nine through twelve and has Houston ISD's Architecture and Landscaping Design magnet Program.
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[edit] History
Named after School Board member George Cameron Scarborough, the first principal was W L Fromein. Scarborough was founded on a 21-acre plot on May 27, 1968. The school relieved Waltrip High School of many students. Originally, the school was for both Junior and Senior High, but it became a high school in 1979 when Clifton Middle School opened.
Scarborough was named a 1986-87 National Blue Ribbon School. [1]
In 2007 Johns Hopkins University referred to Scarborough as a "dropout factory" [2].
[edit] Neighborhoods served
The neighborhoods served by Scarborough include Candlelight Oaks, Candlelight Oaks Village, Forest Pines, Forest West, and part of Oak Forest.
[edit] Student body
The enrolled student body, which totaled 888 during the 2004-2005 school year, is predominantly Hispanic.
- 60% Hispanic
- 21% African-American
- 17% White
- 2% Asian
- <1% Native American
[edit] Strict dress code and school uniforms
Beginning in the 2007-2008 school year, Scarborough has school uniforms [1].
In the 2006-2007 school year, Scarborough had a strict dress code with school uniform trousers and skirts [2].
Uniforms had been previously established and then dismantled (there were no uniforms in the 2004-2006 school years [3]).
The Texas Education Agency specified that the parents and/or guardians of students zoned to a school with uniforms may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy so their children do not have to wear the uniform [4]; parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.
[edit] Feeder pattern
Feeder elementary schools to Scarborough High School [5] include:
Feeder middle schools include:
[edit] Notable alumni
- Dwayne Bohac - Elected to Texas House of Representatives in 2002
- Phil Boriskie - Elected as the fire chief of Houston in 2004
- Karen Dufilho-Rosen - Pixar producer
[edit] References
- ^ [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf}
- ^ "Report points to 'dropout factories'," Houston Chronicle, October 31, 2007
[edit] External links
Houston Independent School District
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| Alternative and magnet K-12 schools | T. H. Rogers |
| Alternative 7-12 schools | C.L.C. |
| High schools | Austin | Bellaire | Chávez | Davis | Furr | Sam Houston | Jones | Kashmere | Lamar | Lee | Madison | Milby Reagan | Scarborough | Sharpstown | Sterling | Waltrip | Washington | Westbury | Westside | Wheatley | Worthing | Yates |
| Alternative and magnet high schools | Carnegie Vanguard | Challenge Early College | DeBakey | East Early College Eastwood Academy | H.S.P.V.A. | Barbara Jordan | H.S.L.E.C.J. | Liberty (Newcomer) |
| Alternative 9-11 schools | Houston Academy for International Studies |
| K-8 schools | Gregory-Lincoln | Woodson |
| Alternative and magnet K-8 schools | Briarmeadow | Kandy Stripe | Rice |
| 1-8 schools | E.O. Smith |
| Middle schools | Attucks | Black | Burbank MS | Clifton | Cullen | Deady | Dowling | Edison | Fleming | Fondren MS | Fonville | Grady Hamilton | Hartman | Henry | Hogg | Holland | Jackson | Johnston | Key | Long | Lanier | Marshall | McReynolds Ortíz | Pershing | Pin Oak | Revere | Ryan | Sharpstown | Stevenson | Thomas | Welch | West Briar |
| Elementary schools | Briargrove | Longfellow | Neff | Poe | River Oaks | Roberts | Twain | Walnut Bend | West University | Others |
